Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2018 year summaryThe best artists of 2018 were Car Seat Headrest, Kids See Ghosts, Idles, Beach House, Daughters, Parquet Courts, MGMT, Arctic Monkeys, Kacey Musgraves and Mitski.

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Twin Fantasy (Face To Face)

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

514 charts

Rank Score:

6,334

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Overall Rank:

276

Average Rating:

82 (809 votes)

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Kids See Ghosts

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

504 charts

Rank Score:

4,678

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Overall Rank:

383

Average Rating:

82 (815 votes)

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Joy As An Act Of Resistance.

Idles

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

417 charts

Rank Score:

3,276

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Overall Rank:

551

Average Rating:

80 (466 votes)

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Beach House

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

462 charts

Rank Score:

3,244

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Overall Rank:

555

Average Rating:

80 (675 votes)

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You Won't Get What You Want

Daughters

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

334 charts

Rank Score:

3,175

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

2,933

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Overall Rank:

607

Average Rating:

80 (517 votes)

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Little Dark Age

MGMT

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

421 charts

Rank Score:

2,588

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Rank in 2010s:

106

Overall Rank:

701

Average Rating:

80 (747 votes)

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Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

346 charts

Rank Score:

2,542

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

325 charts

Rank Score:

2,476

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109

Overall Rank:

727

Average Rating:

76 (371 votes)

Comments:

10.

Be The Cowboy

Mitski

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

339 charts

Rank Score:

2,102

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124

Overall Rank:

850

Average Rating:

77 (350 votes)

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Neil Young	2	0%
Logic	2	0%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	2	0%
Makaya McCraven	2	0%
Bladee	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	473	47%
	180	18%
	42	4%
	39	4%
	38	4%
	31	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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